Geography. ALBERTI. Descrittione di tutta Italia. 4to,... Lot 96

Geography. ALBERTI. Descrittione di tutta Italia. 4to, 198x145 mm. Full calf binding of 18th century. Leaves [34], 495, 1 leaf blank; 100 numbered leaves, 5 of Index. 7 double page plates. Double titlepage with engraved printer's mark, woodcut initial letters. Heraldic ex-libris "Fechenbach" glued on the inside cover. Monogram of previous owner on titlepage. Slight rubbed binding, internally some brownings and signs of wear; good copy. Rare illustrated edition. The work, in this edition enlarged with the addition of the "Islands," constitutes an important collection of material and will be particularly used in the subsequent development of geographical and geopolitical science. The geographical maps represent Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, the Tremiti islands, the Tuscan archipelago, the Pontine archipelago and the islands in the Gulf of Naples. At the end, a beautiful bird's eye view of Venice considered as an island. The Corsican map is one of the first printed. Only the editions of 1567 and this one presents the cartographic section, which is also offered on the market separately.